Improvement in trusses



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Letters Patent No. 103,047, 4elated Mag)A 17, 1870.

IMP'RovEMn'NT 11s Taussns.

The Schedule referred to 'in these Letters Patent and making part. oftheame. v'

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it"known `that I, HENRY Howie, of Council Bluffs, in the county ofPottawatomie andinthel State of Iowa,` have invented 'certain new anduseful Improvements iu Trusses; and do hereby declare that the following'is` a full, clear, and .exact description thereof', reference beinghadgto the accompanying drawings and" to the letters of referencemarkedthereonI4 making a part `ot' this specification.

The nature ofmy invention relates to theconstruc'- tion and arrangementof a truss' forthe treatment of inguinal lie1nia,either` direct' oroblique, single or double; also femoral hernia, and consists iu a noveladjustment ofa biseeted pad, held in place with elastic belts.

4In order te Yenz'm'ble'` others skilled in the art to which myinvention appertains to make and use the same, I will now .proceedtodescribe its construction andl operation, referring to the annexed ydrawings, which represent a perspective viewof my truss.-

A represents tl1e trusswhich is so. shaped as tofit nicely t-he lowerportion of thev abdomen, and provided with pads,B, forproduciug directpressure over' the `pointsat which thehernia protrudes. j It is held inits proper place, andthe degree of pressure-desired secured tothe-truss, by meansof' an elastic belt, C, aroun'cl the body, over, orrather a little y below the VVhips, and secured to the truss by means ofa round screw-head, a, and buckle D.

" To prevent upward displacement of the truss by'` lthe motonlof thebody, a small' elastic strap, E, is i' passed from the belt 0,' andaround the.thigl1,aud`at taehed to the truss by means ofascrew-head, b.

` The truss A is cut in two parts, as shown in the drawing-forthepu'rpose of making it adjustable. Near the upper and inner edge ofone of'tllesections is a rod, d, which4 passes into a' hole or groovemade for that purpose in the other section.

From near the lower and innei edge of one section,

va bar, e, projects, which bai' tsin a recess on the;

other section, said recess being covered by a slotted ,l plate.: i y

The bar e issecured at any point desired by means of a screw, fi, andwasher, vhaas shown, so that the the truss can readily be vadj usted tosuit the rupture.

' .lbetruss maybe made of wood, rubber, metal, or

lvany other material, singly or in combination, as may be found mostdesirable.

Having thus fully described my invention, y What claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- l The arrangementf thebisectedand adjustable pad A, providedwith .rod d, bar e, slotted platej, screw t', washer h, and elastic belts O E, all substan,-

tially as and for the purposes herein set'forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, have hereunto set my hand this19th day of February, 1870. 'Witnesses: `HENRY HOWE.

B. W. HleH'r, Y E. R, Downs.

